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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

David Stanton: ...said earlier about the fact that we are very fortunate in now having a number of vaccines that seem to be effective. When the virus emerged initially, there was concern that it might take a very long time to develop vaccines to combat it. Thankfully, this has happened very quickly within a year. We are all concerned about the possibility, and the fact, that the virus is mutating and is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2021 (2 Feb 2021)

David Stanton: ...in a position where he or she is involved with serious criminal organisations? The Bill speaks about sealing business and books for the duration of an investigation. Is there a limit to how long a business can be sealed? We might envisage a case where a business could be closed for a considerable period, leading to a loss of income and turnover, as well as damage to reputation. Will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (17 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: ...speeds are extremely poor. I get many calls from people in that large town. Is it her plan to put hubs in towns like that? They are not remote rural areas but many people will have to wait for a long time to get proper broadband connectivity and hubs like that in towns like Cobh could be of huge benefit in the short term.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit and Readiness of Businesses, Employees and Communities: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

David Stanton: I welcome our guests to this meeting. As Senator Gavan has just said, the word chaos has been used. Tá sé uafásach, gan dabht. I have been alarmed over this for a long time. It has been obscured by the fog of Covid-19 but this is just horrific. There is no other way to describe it. A deal would be terrible but a no-deal outcome would be absolutely unbearable. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jun 2020)

David Stanton: ...Support, including Accommodation, to persons in the International Protection Process, which is led by Dr. Catherine Day, former Secretary General of the European Commission. This Expert Group has the following role: - To advise on the development of a long-term approach to the provision of supports including accommodation to persons in the international protection process; ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (18 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...of the State's legal obligations under the EU Directive (2013/33/EU) including access to work and the services offered to applicants while their applications are being considered. In addition, an Advisory group, chaired by the former Secretary General of the European Commission, Dr. Catherine Day will advise on the development of a long-term approach to the provision of...

Report on Examination of School Costs, School Facilities and Teaching Principals: Motion [Private Members] (5 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...my two new colleagues from Fianna Fáil on their by-election wins. It is great to come into Leinster House for the first time. I wish them well with their careers. Should I have said "their long careers"? I am sure they will, at least, be productive. I note the presence of a former student of mine, Deputy Buckley. I do not know where I went wrong. It goes to show how time...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...said, it is not clear that physical gaming machines will be a significant feature in the future. Gaming can just as easily be done online or on a mobile device. The regulator, who will be established before too long, will have to take on board the issue of mobile online gambling, which is becoming much more of a serious issue. I recognise that, as others do. I also recognise a small...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...about it: that is what happened at the last minute and it was an attempt to derail the Bill. I ask colleagues not to fall for that and to be wise to what is happening. People have called for a long time for regulation of gambling, gaming and lotteries, and this is the start of it. While it is modest, the issue has been overblown. Let us imagine what will happen when we introduce a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Refugee Resettlement Programme (3 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...force was established, which I chair, to deal with the operational and logistical aspects of the support programme. A Housing Sub-Group was also established to co-ordinate the provision of medium to long-term housing accommodation for the refugees arriving under this programme. The Housing Sub-Group, which was co-chaired by the Department of Justice and Equality, and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...their applications are being considered. In addition, an Advisory group, chaired by the former Secretary General of the European Commission, Dr. Catherine Day will advise on the development of a long-term approach to the provision of support including accommodation for people in the international protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...in some areas relevant to my Department: The key recommendation underpinning the Justice McMahon Report was to address the length of time taken to process applications, which can lead to long stays in State provided accommodation. With the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015 on 31 December 2016, we now have a single application procedure. This is the biggest reform to...

Provision of Accommodation and Ancillary Services to Applicants for International Protection: Statements (13 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...abide by those as well. Any of us who engage with people who look for international protection cannot but be moved by the needs of people who, very often, as Deputy Lawless put it so well, travel long distances and risk their lives. If we are human at all we cannot but be moved to help and support those people in some way. I call on community leaders, faith groups, community groups and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Fire Stations Upgrade (13 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and the Minister of State at the Department, Deputy English, who are unavailable this morning. They and I know the Senator has had a long-standing interest in the matter of a new fire station for Crossmolina and I thank her for raising the issue at this time. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (12 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: ...Group has also been established by my Department and it is chaired by the former Secretary General of the European Commission, Dr. Catherine Day. This Group will advise on the development of a long-term approach to the provision of support including accommodation to persons in the international protection process.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Data (7 Nov 2019)

David Stanton: My Department has two separate approaches to securing accommodation centres for persons seeking international protection. In order to meet the long term needs of the Department, a regional procurement process on a national basis is ongoing. As the Deputy can appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on any individual bids before these processes are complete. To meet the...

Seanad: Parent's Leave and Benefit Bill 2019: Second Stage (9 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: .... We are under terrible time pressure to get this Bill over the line by November and my officials just physically did not have the time to get it done properly. Everything would be delayed a lot longer if that happened. I am giving a commitment now to get this done as soon as possible in the next civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill which hopefully will come through without too...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...transposition of EU Council Framework Decision 2009/829/JHA on the cross-border recognition of decisions on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention. This Bill has been a long time coming and, at this stage, is well overdue. The necessary provisions to transpose the obligations imposed under the framework decision into Irish law should already have been finalised...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Employment (1 Oct 2019)

David Stanton: ...and categories of employment. There are a small number of exceptions, such as the Irish Civil and Public Service, An Garda Siochana and the Irish Defence Forces, due to their eligibility requirement of long-term residence or citizenship in the State. I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that, since the introduction of the 2018 Regulations, a total...

Special Needs Education Places: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2019)

David Stanton: ...forms of depression and so on were not widely known in schools at the time. As Deputy Michael Healy-Rae said, we have learned a lot in the intervening years and continue to learn. We have come a long way. I thank Deputies for their contributions to the debate. I share their view that children with special educational needs should be supported to access the education system. I was...